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GME Administration

Who to Contact in GME

Senior Associate Dean

Cynthia Leigh Talley, M.D. FACS

Senior Associate Dean - GME, CME & DIO Professor, Surgery

Olga Brown

Executive Assistant

Deans & Directors

Sarah Mennito, M.D. , MSCR

Assistant Dean for GME and Chair of the Program Quality & Compliance Subcommittee Program Director, Med-Peds Residency Program Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine

Benjamin Kalivas, M.D.

Director, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine

Michelle Spiegel, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine

Michael Moxley, M.D.

Assistant Dean for GME Community Outreach Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Libby Infinger, MD, MPH, Pediatric Neurosurgery wearing a black dress

Libby Infinger, M.D., MPH

Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery

Rebecca Aycock, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Enterprise Mental Health and Well-being Programs

Education & IT

Leslie Morris, MEd

Director of Educational Design and Innovation, Graduate Medical Education

Spencer Fort

IT Specialist III, Graduate Medical Education

Megan Grinnell

Residency Database & Statistical Specialist, Graduate Medical Education (GME), College of Medicine

Laura Bogle

Administrative Assistant, Graduate Medical Education

Business & Finance

Beth Adams, MHA

GME Business Administrator

Cameron Vickers

Fiscal Analyst, Graduate Medical Education

Robert Chisholm, MA

GME Licensing and Credentialing Coordinator

Sue Mangum

GME Coordinator

Accreditation

Cathy Rings

GME Accreditation Coordinator

Missy Durante, PTA

Program Coordinator II

Orangeburg Programs

Madeline Jones

Program Manager, Orangeburg Graduate Medical Education Programs

GME Roles & Responsibilities

Cynthia Talley, MD, Designated Institutional Official for ACGME

talleyc@musc.edu, cell: 615-500-6499

Senior Associate Dean for GME and CME

  • Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
  • Moonlighting process
  • Performance Improvement Plans and Notice of Concern for Trainees

 

Olga Brown, DIO Executive Assistant

brownolg@musc.edu 

  • Calendar and communication management for DIO (Dr. Talley)
  • Project tracking for GME Office projects
  • Policy tracking and handbook management
  • Call room management
  • Meeting coordination

Sarah Mennito, MD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Program Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program

Chair, Program Quality and Compliance Subcommittee

  • Applications for new or expanded programs
  • Help with ACGME ADS information
  • Program Notice of Concerns, Learning Environment Consultations or Special Reviews

 

Michael Moxley, MD, Assistant Dean for GME Community Outreach

  • Facilitate opportunities for residents and fellows to partner with community organizations
  • Coordinate community outreach activities involving residents and fellows
  • Work closely with McClennan-Banks residents and fellows networking group (MCB)

 

Benjamin Kalivas, MD, Medical Director of Professional Standards in GME

Program Director, Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Residency Program

  • Chair professionalism peer review committee
  • Lead Just Culture initiatives and needs for GME office
  • Support GME office in triaging professionalism concerns

 

Michelle Spiegel, MD, Medical Director GME Quality and Safety

 

  •  Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • Leader, Resident Performance Incentive
  • Liaison between hospital Quality and Safety and GME groups
  • Report Quality metrics to GMEC
  • Director of QI Elective

 

Rebecca Aycock, PhD, Executive Director, Enterprise Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs

Interim Director Postgraduate Well-being

Chair, GME Recognition and Wellness Committee

  • Program support and consultation for well-being culture, psychological safety, and burn-out prevention
    • Well-being domains: mental, physical, spiritual, financial, environmental, occupational, learning, social Well-being presentations and didactics, including Stress First Aid
  • Trainee coaching and support, including serving as a resource liaison facilitating access to existing behavioral health and well-being resources
  • Experiential activities and retreats, including mindfulness and values exploration

 

Libby Infinger, MD

Chair, Annual Program Evaluation Committee

Program Director, Neurological Surgery

Leslie Morris, Director of Educational Design and Innovation
morrisl@musc.edu

  • IT policies and procedures
  • MedHub training
  • ERAS/Thalamus training
  • Match processes – NRMP, SF Match, Other
  • OurDay Learning – Learning Mandatories oversight
  • Educational Programming management (courses and professional development events)
  • Curriculum Development
  • New Resident Onboarding oversight
  • Moonlighting request process assistance

Spencer Fort, GME IT Specialist
forts@musc.edu

  • MedHub troubleshooting and support
  • MUSC provided mobile devices for residents
  • Web design and development
  • Zoom licensing
  • Microsoft Teams owner/trainer
  • Call room equipment management – computers, monitors, etc.
  • ERAS/Thalamus troubleshooting
  • Microsoft workflows

Megan Grinnell, GME Data Specialist
grinnell@musc.edu

  • MedHub profile management (residents, fellows, PDs, PCs)
  • ERAS/Thalamus profile management (PDs, PCs)
  • Work hours logging compliance
  • OurDay Learning – Learning Mandatories assignments and compliance
  • Survey management and distribution
  • Data collection and analytics
  • Mandatory learning compliance


Laura Bogle, GME Administrative Assistant
boglel@musc.edu

  • Front office contact and triage for the GME Office
  • Administrative support for Education and IT
  • Event planning
  • Office space and supply management for GME Office
  • Mail processing

Cathy Rings, Senior Accreditation Coordinator

ringsc@musc.edu or GME Accreditation Team         

  • Institutional Accreditation (AIR)
  • Master Affiliation Agreements and PLAs
  • ACGME Site Visit Coordinator
  • Quality & Compliance Committee Oversight
  • ADS Oversight (Program requests/ADS Annual Update-Institution)
  • GMEC Committee Oversight
  • Chiefs & Representatives Meeting Oversight
  • PC Liaison
  • Special Projects

 

Missy Durante, Accreditation Coordinator

durante@musc.edu or GME Accreditation Team      

  • Annual Program Evaluation Coordinator
  • ADS Annual Update Coordinator
  • Annual ACGME Resident/Fellow & Faculty Survey Compliance Tracking
  • Milestone Compliance Tracking
  • Resident/Fellow Representative Elections
  • PC Meeting Oversight
  • PD Workshop Coordinator
  • PC Liaison
  • Special Projects

 

TBD, Non-ACGME Accreditation Coordinator

ringsc@musc.edu or GME Accreditation Team

  • Non-ACGME meeting coordination and oversight
  • Non-ACGME compliance tracking
  • Non-ACGME onboarding and contracts
  • Non-ACGME PC Liaison
  • Special Projects

Beth Adams, Administrative Director

joneseli@musc.edu

  • GME strategic planning, financial management, and administrative oversight
  • GME Funds Flow
  • GME Strategic Manpower Committee submissions
  • GI Bill Certification

Cameron Vickers, Fiscal Analyst
hayc@musc.edu

  • Resident/Fellow Performance Improvement Plans
  • Leave of Absence policy & processing (Parental, Medical, Caregiver)
  • GME Office Procurement Incoming resident employment onboarding liaison to University Human Resources
  • Salary, job, fund changes in OurDay for residents/fellows
  • OurDay HR Tasks/Transfers for graduating residents
  • Resident salary advance (PGY1s only)
  • Supervisory organization management
  • Budget to Actual reporting

 

Rob Chisholm, GME Licensing and Credentialing Coordinator

chisholr@musc.edu

  • Appointment/Reappointment Letters
  • Resident contracts
  • Medical/Dental licensure
  • SC DPH licensure
  • Federal DEA licensure
  • Name change requests
  • Standardized Verification Forms and verifications
  • Resident or Fellow of the Month

 

Sue Mangum, VA Coordinator 

mangums@musc.edu 

  • Completion Certificates
  • Clearance Sheet
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Meal Cards
  • VA letters of Agreement
  • VA Resident Time Tracking Reports, Health Resources Contract, and FTE allocations
  • Wellness Center memberships
  • Resident/Fellow ID badges
  • Resident/Fellow Parking
  • Visiting Resident Process
  • PECOS
  • Resident or Fellow of the Month

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Destiny Robinson, Housing Coordinator

robidest@musc.edu

  • Coordinate short-term housing solutions for MUSC residents, fellows, and hospital staff throughout South Carolina.
  • Manage housing needs across multiple locations while coordinating with properties, housing providers, and internal stakeholders to support timely placements.
  • Support the development of long-term housing solutions for MUSC Charleston to address ongoing workforce housing needs.

Madeline Jones, Program Manager

jonemade@musc.edu

  • Orangeburg GME oversight
  • Orangeburg Program Coordinator mentoring

 

GME Office

169 Ashley Avenue
MSC333
Room 202
Main Hospital
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-2575